Website: Cedar Park among best U.S. cities for families

A crowd of green- and black-shirted fans filled Cypress Creek Road and Sun Chase Boulevard in Cedar Park during a parade honoring the 2012 football state champion Timberwolves.Photo by Peter Seesselberg, gamenightphotos.com

The Williamson County city was ranked No. 6 on the list, which rated more than 500 American cities based on safety, housing affordability education quality and child friendliness. Dallas suburbs Flower Mound and Frisco were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on the list, and Houston suburb Pearland was No. 10.

Among the largest U.S. cities, El Paso was the highest-ranked, coming in at No. 25. Among Central Texas cities, Round Rock was rated No. 26, and Austin fell all the way to No. 209 — based on low scores for safety and child friendliness.

In its conclusion, ApartmentList.com said “With a strong mix of safety, affordability, and good public schools, Texas has some of the best choices for families trying to decide where to settle.”

The No. 1 town on the 2016 list — Allen, TX — fell to No. 11 this year.